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Israel launches ground offensive in the Gaza Strip — Palestinian witnesses said the artillery barrage caused a large explosion in Gaza City as well as a series of blasts stitching the nearby frontier with Israel. — Channel 10 television quoted a witness as saying that Israel …
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New York Times:
Israeli Troops Launch Attack on Gaza — JERUSALEM — Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground war against the militant group Hamas after a week of intense airstrikes. — The Israeli military said in a statement that the objective …
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Hamas moves on Fatah ‘collaborators’ — The Hamas government has placed dozens of Fatah members under house arrest out of fear that they might exploit the current IDF operation to regain control of the Gaza Strip. — The move came amid reports that the Fatah leadership in the West Bank …
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Is the Real Target Hamas Rule? — EREZ CROSSING, on the Israel-Gaza border — As Israel's tanks and troops poured into Gaza on Saturday, the next phase in its fierce attempt to end rocket attacks, a question hung over the operation: can the rockets really be stopped for any length of time while Hamas remains in power in Gaza?
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Israelis Invade — And the rationale is explicated: … How does just war theory defend the deaths of many innocent civilians as a means to increase “deterrent strength”? But notice also the modesty of Israel's apparent war-aims: a more stable security situation for residents of Southern Israel over the long term.
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Daily Mail:
Bodies of Hamas leader's children paraded as group promises ‘painful’ revenge for their deaths … The bodies of a senior Hamas leader's small children were today ghoulishly paraded through the streets of Gaza as the group pledged to avenge their deaths. — Nizar Rayan, his four wives …
Orange County Register:Mark Steyn: Gaza has its version of rocket scientists
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:Israel invades Gaza; Update: “A lengthy operation”
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Fida Qishta / Guardian:Do Israel pilots feel happy killing innocent women and children?
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Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Me-ow! Ann Coulter hits Michelle Obama over styles — Right-wing flame thrower Ann Coulter blasts incoming First Lady Michelle Obama as a freakish Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis imitator in a book to be published next week. — In her latest screed, titled “Guilty: Liberal 'Victims …
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: ‘We are the senator’ — NO CIRCUS? Says he'll try to avoid a scene when he shows up to claim seat — WASHINGTON — Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: “We are the senator.” — And we, that is he …
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Harold Ambler / The Huffington Post:
Mr. Gore: Apology Accepted — You are probably wondering whether President-elect Obama owes the world an apology for his actions regarding global warming. The answer is, not yet. There is one person, however, who does. You have probably guessed his name: Al Gore.
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Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
Creepy Times — There is something especially nauseating about the latest Middle East war — scenes of worldwide Islamic protests with photos of Jews as apes, protesters (in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida of all places!) screaming about nuking Israel and putting Jews in ovens …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Senate recount is complete; Franken up by 225 — Norm Coleman's term as a U.S. Senator ended at noon Washington time today, and by evening his hopes of winning a second term had been dealt an expected but serious setback as state officials counted previously rejected absentee ballots in St. Paul.
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The Tank:
RE: Gaza — Andrew Stuttaford remarked at The Corner earlier on Gaza and its wider implications for United States interests and greater national security. His remarks should get a closer look, as he said in part: … He makes a very good point about Pakistani madrassas as well as those in Indonesia …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Top conservatives back Blackwell — Two dozen conservative luminaries will announce today their support for former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell for Republican Nation Committee chairman. — The group, which mixes leading economic conservatives, including Steve Forbes and Pat Toomey …
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Analysis: Bush's personality shapes his legacy — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush will be judged on what he did. He will also be remembered for what he's like: a fast-moving, phrase-mangling Texan who stays upbeat even though his country is not.
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